Product Description

The Mom Inventors Handbook. gives practical step-by- step advice for putting inspiration into action. The book takes inventors from idea development to marketing and sales covering everything from market research to prototype development, manufacturing and licensing and debunks some common myths. It simplifies the invention process; even providing stories from real mom inventors sharing their 'aha' moments and lessons learned.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #9390 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

From the Back Cover

Cash in on your inventions—before someone else does.

Who are mom inventors? They're people who turned their homemade solutions to everyday problems into incredibly successful products everyone wants, including Baby Einstein™, The Snack Trap™, and the Toss and Chop™. Now Tamara Monosoff, the founder of Mom Inventor's, Inc. and a successful inventor herself, gives you the expert advice you need to create and sell your own products from home.

The Mom Inventors Handbook is her official guide for enterprising women who have the ideas but not the experience in creating a product and getting it to market. If you think the world is ready for your great idea, then this book will explain, in simple steps, how you can:

• Create prototypes and watch your vision come to life
• Safeguard your products, including patent information
• Identify funding for your business
• Locate reliable distributors and manufacturing sources
• Market and publicize your product for free
• Learn from the success stories of other mom inventors
• Find a company to buy your idea or invention

Moms are natural problem solvers. Chances are you've already had the brainstorm or come up with the gizmo that everyone could use. Make it the next big thing with The Mom Inventors Handbook.

"A superbly practical guide for women inventors, especially those who are also mothers."—Autumn Stanley, author of Mothers and Daughters of Invention

Tamara Monosoff is an award-winning inventor and the founder and CEO of Mom Inventors, Inc. (www.mominventors.com), which helps people working at home to create and sell their products. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and other national shows, and in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People, and the London Times.

About the Author

Tamara Monosoff is an award-winning inventor and the founder and CEO of Mom Inventors, Inc. (www.mominventors.com), which helps people working at home to create and sell their products. She has appeared on Today, Good Morning America, and other national shows, and in The Wall Street Journal, Time, People, and the London Times.

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Customer Reviews

Excellent -- 5 starts plus!
The Mom Inventor's Handbook is a very detailed, hands on guide for taking an invention from idea to reality. There are several things I believe make it so useful: it's relevant and recent (no outdated advice here), it's based on real-world experience from an inventor and the others she has mentored, and it offers myriad resources to implement her advice. The examples of moms who have had success also make it inspirational.

I also liked how the author uses examples that clearly illustrate what she is advising. For examples, she gives before and after pictures of the packaging design for her invention, the TP Saver when illustrating design elements.

I interviewed the author about the book on my Internet radio show, EverydayWealthRadio, and found her to be very knowledgeable. If you've been thinking of inventing a product, this is a book you must have.

Informative and inspiring
Mom inventors wanting more info on what's involved in bringing a product to market will want to read this book. The book offers practical advice on researching your market, creating your product prototype, protecting your idea, manufacturing your product, and bringing your product to market.

What I like best about the book is that it features case studies and practical advice from real-life mom inventors.

There are also lots of helpful website links and other helpful resources at the back of the book -- very helpful for mom inventors who wish to do some additional research.

This is a terrific and inspiring book that will be very helpful to mom inventors at any stage of bringing an invention to market -- conception right through delivery.

Tremendous aid for understanding how to turn your new product idea into a successful business
I launched a new product line several years ago - learning a lot along the way. I am getting ready to launch a new line of products and decided to read this book. It was a tremendous resource! So many of the answers that I had to dig for and learn the hard (and expensive) way - are contained here in one easy to read book. I highly endorse it. It is also very motivational (as you read the stories of other people) that decided to take action and turn their idea into a successful business. Well worth the price. Very well written.